1943 in Northern Ireland

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1943 in Northern Ireland

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• May 1 - Sir Basil Brooke becomes Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 - 0 Glentoran

[edit] Births

• 22 May - Betty Williams, peace campaigner, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 18 June - Willie Irvine, footballer.
• 21 July - Henry McCullough, guitarist.
• 15 August - Eileen Bell, Alliance Party MLA.
• 31 October - Stephen Rea, actor.
• Eamonn McCann, journalist and political activist.

[edit] Deaths